mooc2013 - Week 5

Optional Supplemental Readings
Each lecture contains supplemental information on the topics covered; these readings are all optional. Links to these resources can be found below:
Defining Obesity

World Health Organization, Obesity: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs311/en/index.html
Harvard SPHC, Measuring Obesity: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-definition/how-to-measure-body-fatness/index.html

Energy Balance

NIH/NHLBI Energy Balance: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/healthy-weight-basics/balance.htm
National Cancer Institute – Energy Balance: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/prevention/energybalance

Metabolic Syndrome

MedlinePlus – Metabolic Syndrome: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/metabolicsyndrome.html
PubMed Health – Metabolic Syndrome: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0004546/

Pediatric Obesity

Harvard SPH, Healthy Weight Checklist: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/diet-lifestyle-to-prevent-obesity/
Harvard SPH, Child Obesity: http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/obesity-prevention-source/obesity-trends/global-obesity-trends-in-children/index.html#References
CDC, Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition (WeCAN): http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/obesity/wecan/
CDC, Child & Teen BMI Calculator: http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/dnpabmi/
Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Family Nutrition & Physical Activity Survey: http://adaf.eatright-fnpa.org/public/partner.cfm
ChooseMyPlate.gov – Children Over 5: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/children-over-five.html

Sugar (Robert Lustig)

Sugar – The Bitter Truth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oM

Health at Every Size (Linda Bacon)

Linda Bacon, PhD: http://www.lindabacon.org/
Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth about Your Weight: http://www.HAESbook.com
HAES Community Resources: http://www.HAEScommunity.org
Association for Size Diversity and Health: http://www.sizediversityandhealth.org
Weight Science: Evaluating the Evidence for a Paradigm Shift: http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/9